Current Weight: 211.6 lbs (-3.2 lbs from the Thanksgiving fiasco)
So not bad! I'm sure restraining myself slightly this week, losing some water weight and etc helped with this loss. I'll keep it!
Of course this number is still horrendous since the Christmas Dress Countdown Challenge ends soon and I haven't moved very far from my 213 lbs start. I still have a couple more check ins and I'm going to hit the ground running to see how much I can improve in the little time I have left. I admit I've been slacking for the last few weeks.
I finally, while gritting teeth fearing what I would see, started calorie counting. I was shocked at the number and yet it made perfect sense. The first night I calorie counted I had consumed over 3,200 calories!! It was amazing what I thought was just " a handful of this" here and "an extra granola bar won't hurt" there came up to!
You would think I would know better by now but alas there was the proof. I continued to count calories for the rest of the week minus yesterday when the internet was down again. Whether I like it or not it just proves that calorie counting really works. Sigh*
I started playing with the numbers this week and seeing how long it will take me now to return to ONEderland with a healthy weight loss. I figured that if I'm able to lose 2 lbs/wk I could be back in the 190's by January 15th.
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I finally picked up my strength training book AND finished reading it. I bought the book this summer and started reading it. However due to whatever excuse I had at the time I didn't finish it and never got to learn the different exercises for my level and therefore, I never started my strength training routine. The book is You Are Your Own Gym by Mark Lauren
I finished reading it this week and started the recommended routine for beginners yesterday. The book has an entire section with explanations of different work outs. The pictures help and it also has suggestions on how to "kick it up a notch" when that exercise gets too easy. It's very well explained and is very realistic in it's approach on how targeting a specific area in your body doesn't work, how diet is incredibly important as well and how over training and injuries are dangerous. So far I love it.
One thing though, looking at the picture for One-legged Romanian Dead Lifts you would think they're pretty easy to do. WRONG! Those kicked my a$$ this morning! LOL
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My water intake has been ok. Last night I spent the whole day driving back and forth so I didn't get much of a chance to drink water, seeing as I forgot my water bottle. By the end of the night I felt it and had to wake up in the middle of the night to down glass after glass of water.
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Aside from my new strength training routine I was able to go on a couple of short but steep hikes this week as part of class. I mentioned this hike before in last weeks weigh in. The hike is short and steep but it gives me a great work out. Mainly because I have to beat the kids to the top so I can meet them up there, I have to RUN up the steep trail. So something that would usually take me 20 minutes with a steady-slow climb I have to do in 7 minutes before the kids start climbing. Of course by the time they get up there I've had time to cool down and look calm and collected. LOL "Yeah, no big deal you guys!" LOL.
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I've been absolutely horrible at being a good support system to my fellow challengers! I'm so sorry. Everyone has been so supportive and I haven't had the chance to reply to many peoples wonderful updates but please know that I AM reading them!
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So two more check ins left. Let's do this! I'll take a picture of my dress at the end of the Challenge with a before and after. We'll see!
love
-w0rld
5 comments:
congrats on the loss! Your new workouts sound tedious but awesome. Your exercise routine is fantastic!
I was looking at your sidebar of weight loss. That looks a lot like mine!!! I feel like its so slow. I started a little higher than you, but I started in Nov 2009. Im down 58 lbs. Some months there was no loss. and those plateaus stink!! BUT, slow and stead wins the race!! I know you can do this!!! Small goals!!
I would love for you to share some of your work outs. I am lucky enough to be able to have a gym within 20 miles of home and I go 4 times a week (at least for now). My insurance pays for 1/2 the dues so that makes it affordable.
You did get with your loss this week, I sucked but next week will be better.
Take care and have a blessed week!!
2 more weeks, it's gone by so fast! Kick some butt these last couple weeks:-)
I'm interested in what you think of the book in a few months. It's hard for me to get to a gym, I've actually tried prepaying but so often my hours and there hours didn't match and I wouldn't be able to get there. I haven't lost much either but I feel that the accountability has at least prevented me from gaining more and makes me go back to doing better. Those little bits here and there really do add up don't they. looking forward to seeing what you can do these last couple of weeks.
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